This is an exciting if not rambling account of events of Raymond
Smullyan's four lives -- as a mathematical logician, musician, magician,
and author -- together with thoughts that come to his mind as he recalls
them. This book includes topics from some of Smullyan's twenty-six
books, as well as many of his favorite anecdotes and jokes. It also
presents some generalizations of theorems of the great logicians Gödel
and Tarski, and discusses logic in general, and how he won his wife with
a logic trick! Smullyan also relates some of his teaching experiences,
and expresses his views on mathematical education, and how our present
textbooks are primarily responsible for its decline! About his life as a
pianist, Smullyan relates a good deal about his experiences with the
Piano Society -- a wonderful organization to which he is a staunch
contributor, and how he has had such delightful relations with many of
its members. Last but not least, Smullyan recounts how he has known some
lovely ladies over the years.